Alternative names
Capture alternative names in the name-alternatives element.
When a manuscript lists a contributor's name in the format Main Name (Alternative Name), use
the name-alternatives element to capture both names.
Capture the names in the order they are provided.
Capture names in a different alphabet and single names within string-name. Otherwise, capture names according to the standard instructions for names, i.e. using given-names and surname.
Capture Chinese language names with the attributes xml:lang="zh" and name-style="eastern".
All non-Latin or accented characters must be UTF-8 entity-encoded as per Character encoding
Author listed as Shasha Zheng (郑莎莎)
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name-alternatives>
<name>
<surname>Zheng</surname>
<given-names>Shasha</given-names>
</name>
<string-name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="zh">郑莎莎 </string-name>
</name-alternatives>
</contrib>
Author listed as Jane Doe (Joe Bloggs)
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name-alternatives>
<name>
<surname>Doe</surname>
<given-names>Jane</given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname>Bloggs</surname>
<given-names>Joe</given-names>
</name>
</name-alternatives>
</contrib>
Author listed as Cher (Cherilyn Sarkisian)
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name-alternatives>
<string-name>Cher</string-name>
<name>
<surname>Sarkisian</surname>
<given-names>Cherilyn</given-names>
</name>
</name-alternatives>
</contrib>